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UNAVCO

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World rank, all time
#23,995
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,154
of 8,685
Research works
148
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
39.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.96× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at UNAVCO?

Ranked on the composite score, Brent Henderson, C. M. Meertens and M. Meghan Miller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UNAVCO.

  1. 1 Brent Henderson United States · #677,634 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 C. M. Meertens United States · #832,939 worldwide 53 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 M. Meghan Miller United States · #990,091 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Linda Rowan United States · #1,041,198 worldwide 21 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 C. J. Crosby United States · #1,042,315 worldwide 65 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Beth Pratt-Sitaula United States · #1,259,554 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 David Mencin United States · #1,259,568 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Steven Baker United States · #1,279,519 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Donna Charlevoix United States · #1,438,765 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 K. M. Hodgkinson United States · #1,548,693 worldwide 1 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at UNAVCO

Which keywords describe research at UNAVCO?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Geodetic Measurements, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Data Integration, Global Navigation Satellite Systems, GNSS, Citizen Science and Subduction.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning14▲ 4.5×16 topics
  2. Climate Change14▲ 3.5×22 topics
  3. Geodetic Measurements12▲ 65×2 topics
  4. Data Integration10▲ 27×5 topics
  5. GNSS9▲ 275×1 topic
  6. Global Navigation Satellite Systems9▲ 242×1 topic
  7. Remote Sensing9▲ 5.3×13 topics
  8. Citizen Science8▲ 57×3 topics
  9. Subduction8▲ 51×3 topics
  10. Earthquakes7▲ 63×1 topic
  11. Plate Boundaries7▲ 63×1 topic
  12. GIS-based Modeling7▲ 60×2 topics
  13. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 23×5 topics
  14. Sea Level Rise7▲ 36×3 topics
  15. Geological Mapping6▲ 45×2 topics
  16. Geological Modeling6▲ 162×1 topic
  17. Uncertainty Analysis6▲ 162×1 topic
  18. Earthquake Detection5▲ 181×1 topic
  19. Seismic Signals5▲ 181×1 topic
  20. GRACE5▲ 68×1 topic
  21. groundwater depletion5▲ 68×1 topic
  22. Plate Tectonics5▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Tectonics4▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Tomography4▲ 9.5×2 topics
  25. Control Systems4▲ 9.5×2 topics
  26. Thermodynamic Modeling4▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Inertial Navigation Systems4▲ 87×1 topic
  28. Ontology4▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Sensor Fusion4▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Expert Systems4▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Wavelet Analysis4▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Workflow Management4▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Semantic Web3▲ 16×4 topics
  34. Bioinformatics3▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Anaerobic3▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Methane Oxidation3▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Terrestrial Laser Scanning3▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Geochronology3▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Zircon3▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Reproducibility3▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does UNAVCO publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Computational and Text Analysis Methods, Seismology and Earthquake Studies, Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies and Landslides and related hazards.

Computational and Text A…1Computational and Text Analysis Methods: 1 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquake Studies: 0 fractional worksEarthquake and Disaster …0Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies: 0 fractional worksLandslides and related h…0Landslides and related hazards: 0 fractional worksEvacuation and Crowd Dynamics: 0 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 0 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …0Cryospheric studies and observations: 0 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …0earthquake and tectonic studies: 0 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Met…0Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksEducation and experience…0Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees: 0 fractional works
General Social SciencesArtificial IntelligenceTransportationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Computational and Text Analysis Methods General Social Sciences 1 works
  2. 2 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  3. 3 Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Transportation 0 works
  4. 4 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  5. 5 Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics Ocean Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 0 works
  8. 8 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 0 works
  10. 10 Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees Education 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has UNAVCO's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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